Accessories & Equipment – Page 66

  • ABP’s operations apprentices at the Port of Immingham.
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    ABP launches marine apprenticeship scheme

    2012-05-21T18:16:00Z

    Associated British Ports (ABP) is launching a new marine apprenticeship training scheme at its Humber ports of Grimsby, Immingham, Hull, and Goole.

  • Training for Tug Masters has been extended with ocean towing and anchor handling activities.
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    Tug Master training expands in Antwerp

    2012-05-21T18:16:00Z

    SMIT and URS have been training their tug masters in the Netherlands and Belgium with MARIN Mermaid simulators since 2008.

  • Computer based training (CBT) is effective, repeatable and gives the shipowner greater flexibility to move officers between ships.
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    Type specific ECDIS training DVD available

    2012-05-21T18:16:00Z

    PC Maritime’s new Navmaster ECDIS type specific training DVD is now available, believed to be the first stand alone type specific training CD Rom.

  • Candidates on the course check their hulls for voids.
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    Hand lay-up course a success at Marchwood

    2012-05-21T18:16:00Z

    Composite Manufacturing (CML) and Brockenhurst College have completed the first run of City and Guilds accredited five day hand laminating courses held at their facilities in Marchwood, Southampton UK.

  • The River Thames can still become congested, especially during events like the Thames Festival, when working craft and passenger boats jostle for space.
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    TTA forms to promote River Thames safety

    2012-05-21T18:16:00Z

    The growth in passenger traffic on the Thames in London has brought increased employment opportunities for skilled crew members and many boat operators are actively recruiting staff.

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    See clean fire protection at Seawork

    2012-05-21T18:16:00Z

    Seawork exhibitor Sea-Fire continues to develop highly effective and environmentally responsible extinguishing systems. The most recent is its use of 3M Novec 1230 Fire Protection Fluid.

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    Birthday Bonus for Navigation Safety Provider

    2012-05-21T18:16:00Z

    The ' Normand Seven' , which has been voted ‘ Ship of 2007’ in Norway, is fitted with 17 SOLASOLV products supplied by South Shields UK based Solar Solve Marine.

  • Engineers who maintain Svitzer tugs at their Tees and Tyne port facilities have had their training needs assessed by South Tyneside College. (Photo by Jack Gaston).
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    Enhanced Tug Training at MSC

    2012-05-21T18:16:00Z

    A £ 360,000 upgrade to the Marine Simulation Centre (MSC) at South Tyneside College will include enhanced tug handling simulation, four secondary navigation bridges fitted with 50 inch plasma screens, and new 3D image generators and projectors on the visuals for the main bridge.

  • The new feature combines sea chart and weather chart in one display.
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    Weather chart overlay for Synapsis ECDIS

    2012-05-21T18:15:00Z

    Germany based navigation specialist Raytheon Anschütz is now offering an integrated weather chart overlay for the Synapsis ECDIS.

  • Clear-Com’s Tempest 2400 series of critical voice communication systems will be on display at Seawork 2012.
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    NavComms solutions services expanded

    2012-05-21T18:15:00Z

    Ships Electronic Services Ltd (SES) represented a number of globally known maritime communication and navigation electronics manufacturers at this year’s Seawork International.

  • SevenCs will develop new next generation PPU software and deliver training to all the Associations’ 625 pilots.
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    Local partner provides PPU for Brunsbüttel

    2012-05-21T18:15:00Z

    Five German Pilot Associations for the Elbe, Emden, Hamburg, Jade/Weser II and Kiel Canal I (Brunsbüttel) have chosen Hamburg based maritime navigation specialists SevenCs GmbH to supply their Orca Pilot Portable Pilot Unit (PPU) software.

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    Rescue 21 set to save lives off New England

    2012-05-21T18:15:00Z

    The US Coast Guard has formally accepted the General Dynamics C4 Systems built Rescue 21 Search and Rescue communications system, which is now serving Sector Northern New England.

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    AIS a safety boost for crowded waterways

    2012-05-21T18:15:00Z

    Defence and security company Saab has received an order from the Dutch Rijkswaterstaat regarding delivery of the AIS automatic identification system which will increase safety on the Dutch waterways.

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    Funding for ice distinguishing radar

    2012-05-21T18:15:00Z

    Canada based Rutter Inc will receive $1.4m in funding from Petroleum Research Newfoundland and Labrador under its Arctic & Harsh Environments strategic focus area.

  • The Transas 24” ECDIS Panel PC.
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    Thomas Gunn and Transas team up for ECDIS

    2012-05-21T18:15:00Z

    Thomas Gunn Navigation Services and Transas Marine Ltd have formed a new partnership which prmises to bring significant benefits to customers of both organisations.

  • The veteran preserved tugs Portwey (1927) and Kent (1948) will join the flotilla of tugs and working boats below the bridges.
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    Pageant’s navigation nightmare on the Thames

    2012-05-21T18:15:00Z

    The Queens Diamond Jubilee Pageant, to be held on the River Thames on 3 June, is the biggest event on the London river for more than 300 years and will probably never be surpassed.

  • The workboat Inlet Raider gets a lift from the new hoist.
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    Upgrade for Campbell River operation

    2012-05-21T18:13:00Z

    For three years, Ocean Pacific Marine ran its Campbell River, British Columbia operations with a Travelift 75 BFMII.

  • Part of ACE Winches’ delivery is loaded onto the world’s largest airplane, the Antonov 225.
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    ACE exports Scotland’s heaviest air cargo

    2012-05-21T18:13:00Z

    ACE Winches staff recently celebrated the completion of their largest manufacturing contract, worth £4.2m for Houston USA based Superior Energy Services, which was delivered on the world’s largest airplane, the Antonov 225.

  • The hydrographic winches handle streamer cables which are fitted with hydrophones that transmit data to the ship’s laboratory in real time.
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    German winch order first for Spanish yard

    2012-05-21T18:13:00Z

    The German marine equipment supplier HATLAPA Marine Equipment has manufactured a selection of winches specifically designed for research vessels.

  • The PLAR-6500 davit for Austal patrol boats.
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    Norwegian davits for Australian boats

    2012-05-21T18:13:00Z

    Norway based boat handling system and specialised davit supplier Vestdavit has been contracted by shipbuilder Austal to supply its PLAR-6500 davits to eight new Cape Class Patrol Boats (CCPBs).